Best Books 2021
“Fisno y Pelucho. Un tesoro en la basura” (“Fisno and Pelucho. Treasure in the Trash”) has been selected by the OEPLI (the Spanish division of IBBY) as one of the best books in 2021. I’d like to share my joy with you, and to thank again my wonderful illustrator, Susana Soto, and my Publishers: Loqueleo (Santillana/Sanoma), the whole team that made this dream come true.
Here’s some information about the book, a chapter book, still available in other languages:
Two very different cats,
a drawer full of magical words
and a shooting star cat.
Let them loose in the park or in the sky.
What will they find?
Adventures, lots of laughs and treasure!
And the biggest treasure of all: being together!
Hardcover Gift Edition: 208 full-color pages with words and sentences that stand out in CAPITAL LETTERS and supporting illustrations so that children who are learning to read can participate while reading together.
A Potty For Every Animal
A video about “Cada animal con su orinal” (= A Potty for Every Animal), for those of you who are thinking about potty-training this summer. You can click here.
Understanding, humor and lots of love!
VPS
From the same collection (Grandes pasitos -Big Steps): “El libro dejachupetes” (to say bye to the pacifier), “La hora de roncar” (= Snoring Time, to introduce children to such routines as how to get ready for bed, calmly and happy), and “Las gafas de sentir” (= The Feeling Glasses, about the world of emotions and how best to deal with those negative feelings we all sometimes have).
Top #10 Poetry Books
Combustión espontánea, my latest book of poetry, has been selected in the top #10 Poetry Books by two of the critics of El Cultural from the El Mundo newspaper.
We finish off 2019 with this great news.
I hope you all too have such a wonderful surprise awaiting you before 2019 comes to a close.
Very best wishes,
VPS
Children’s Literature committed to COP 25
For a Children’s Literature committed to the environment and to a sustainable lifestyle.
Turkish edition: Grandes Pasitos
My series for Toddlers “Grandes Pasitos” (“Big Baby Steps” could be a translation) are now published in Turkey, in A7Kitap Publishing Company. A series full of humour, in verse, to help the little ones deal with the important moments of their day (bedtime, leaving pacifier, potty training and dealing with their emotions).
With Sara Sánchez’s cute and funny illustrations.
A big hug to my young Turkish readers!
Project Quiero
The bear from Project Quiero has come out of his den! (Santillana. For kindergarten teachers, 3+ years)
Jazmin Villagrán has illuminated three books of my verses with her joyful illustrations, one for each trimester. (¡Hola Oso! El cumpleaños del Oso and ¡Adiós oso!).
I hope you like them! Here is an example of one of the inner pages.
For more information for teachers, visit Santillana’s website here.
Un abrazo,
VPS
New Website
Hello everyone!
As you can see, we’ve renovated my website this summer, so that it adapts to any device you see it from and that the contents are more accessible. I hope you like it!
Very soon I will tell you all about the surprises this Autumn will bring. There will be a very special exposition related to one of my latest books, book presentations, a new book of poetry… and I’ll also tell you about something that will be happening next year.
I wish you all the best for this new season.
Hugs,
VPS
Bookclub: The Dejachupetes and Cada animal con su orinal books
Now available in Círculo de Lectores (Spanish Bookclub) is my collection of Grandes Pasitos books, a funny and poetic way for your child to stop using the pacifier and get out of those diapers. Wonderful illustrations by Sara Sánchez.
Madrid Book Fair
The Madrid Book Fair is back!
This Sunday, the 3rd of June and the following, the 10th, I will be signing my most recent Children & Young Adult titles from 12:00 to 2:00 pm.
On Sunday the 3rd, I will eb inthe Siruela booth (284) signing “El caballo de Lord Byron” (Lord Byron’s Horse), bu most recent novel for 9+ years. And on the 10th I will be signing that book and others for all ages (“Deseos de nunca acabar”, “La hora de roncar”, “El hada de la Pimienta”…) en booth 80: Kirikú y la Bruja.
Hugs to all!
